In this post, I will walk you through how to create a blog post in WordPress. This is for users that already have a WordPress account.
If you don’t have a wordpress account, feel free to sign up for one and then follow along. Read More “How to Create a Blog Post in WordPress”
I like to use Trello to organize my ideas and create different projects. It has been monumental when it came to starting my business.
It was the first project management system I used, and I will continue to use it into the future because I love the simple layout and how easy it is to use. There is an app that you can download in the app/google store so that you can have access on your mobile phone. The best part is, it’s free! Read More “How to use Trello: An Inside Look into My Process”
An inspiration board or mood board is used to gather ‘inspiration’ for the design process. Designers use it to find the style for branding a client’s business. Read More “What’s an Inspiration Board? The pros and cons of letting the client create them.”
If you’ve read my bio or previous blogs, you know that I have never thought of owning my own business. It’s something that I was against. I thought it was too much work.
Then I changed my mind. There was nothing stopping me, and as a designer, I don’t really need a lot of money to start. It took me about 3 months to decide and then actually launch my site. Read More “Start Your Own Business: There’s no such thing as being perfectly prepared”
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When I want to look up colors or various options for one different color I like to use color-hex.com and flatuicolorpicker.com. When you click on the link for the color you like in color-hex.com, it also shows you color palette options. Sometimes I use these 2 sites just to look up the hex value (#000000) for a color. Read More “Inside Look: Color Resources”
Here are the meanings of a few basic colors. I’ve also created a resource section if you want to get more information on the meanings of these colors.
Red- Passion, Fire
Green – Nature, Money
Blue- Trustworthy, Loyal
Orange-Energy
Purple- Regal, Creative
Yellow-Bright, Happy
Pink-Feminine, Love
Black-Elegant
Brown-Serious Read More “How to Choose a Color Palette for Your Brand: A simple way to think about color”
Honestly, when you’re looking for a good font to use, most of them cost money. Here are font resources I use to get my fonts for free. Be careful because they have both free and paid options. Also, make sure you read about the licensing agreements. Some fonts are only free for personal use. Read More “Inside look: Font resources -The (mostly) free resources I use for my font needs”
When I first started off with graphic design, typography was my biggest weakness. I didn’t know how to choose fonts. I made the whole idea very complicated. My teacher even said that I thought about it too much. When I knew what he meant, I felt really dumb.
I’m not going to say typography is easy, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here is the not so complicated way to think about type. Read More “How to choose fonts for your brand: A not so complicated way to think about type”
I’m not going to say creating a logo is easy, but I will say that it’s fun. It takes a lot of work to find that one logo that’s perfect for a brand. Sometimes, there are many logos that fit! The hardest part is choosing just one. Here is my logo design process. Read More “Create Your Own Logo: Inside look at my logo design process”
The first thing you have to think about when branding your business is your mission statement. What do you want to accomplish? What kind of atmosphere do you want to create? Read More “How to Brand Your Business”